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Interface analysis of HfO2 films on (100)Si using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. / Sokolov, A. A.; Filatova, E. O.; Afanas'Ev, V. V.; Taracheva, E. Yu; Brzhezinskaya, M. M.; Ovchinnikov, A. A.
In: Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics, Vol. 42, No. 3, 09.04.2009, p. 035308_1-6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Interface analysis of HfO2 films on (100)Si using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
AU - Sokolov, A. A.
AU - Filatova, E. O.
AU - Afanas'Ev, V. V.
AU - Taracheva, E. Yu
AU - Brzhezinskaya, M. M.
AU - Ovchinnikov, A. A.
PY - 2009/4/9
Y1 - 2009/4/9
N2 - Thin layers of HfO2 grown on the (1 0 0)Si crystal surface using atomic layer deposition or metallo-organic chemical vapour deposition were analysed using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of Hf 4f, Si 2p and O 1s electron states. The chemical indepth profiling was conducted by combining XPS with Ar+ ion sputtering. In addition to establishing the deposition-sensitive oxide structure, Ar+ ion sputtering was found to lead to the formation of a metallic Hf layer on the surface of the sample. The latter observation suggests HfO2 as a feasible candidate for not only insulating applications but, thanks to the high mass and electron density of the cation, also as a material suitable for the fabrication of nanometre-sized conductors by direct oxide decomposition. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.
AB - Thin layers of HfO2 grown on the (1 0 0)Si crystal surface using atomic layer deposition or metallo-organic chemical vapour deposition were analysed using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of Hf 4f, Si 2p and O 1s electron states. The chemical indepth profiling was conducted by combining XPS with Ar+ ion sputtering. In addition to establishing the deposition-sensitive oxide structure, Ar+ ion sputtering was found to lead to the formation of a metallic Hf layer on the surface of the sample. The latter observation suggests HfO2 as a feasible candidate for not only insulating applications but, thanks to the high mass and electron density of the cation, also as a material suitable for the fabrication of nanometre-sized conductors by direct oxide decomposition. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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U2 - 10.1088/0022-3727/42/3/035308
DO - 10.1088/0022-3727/42/3/035308
M3 - Article
VL - 42
SP - 035308_1-6
JO - Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
JF - Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
SN - 0022-3727
IS - 3
ER -
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